Benham Bank, an underwater seamount off eastern Luzon, supports one of the Philippines' richest mesophotic coral ecosystems, with high hard coral cover (mean 30%) and diverse coral, algae, and ...

Scientists have mapped a hidden hotspot of soft coral diversity off East Africa, revealing surprising reef dynamics.

BENHAM BANK, on the Philippine Rise, hosts one of the Philippines’ richest coral ecosystems, including important fish species, marine researchers said. They cited the potential for Benham Bank coral ...

It said Benham Bank possesses one of the richest mesophotic or deep coral ecosystems in the Philippines. “Seamounts are known for having high biodiversity and unique benthic or seafloor structure.

Benham Bank has “high biodiversity and pristine state of reefscapes,” a recent University of the Philippines Diliman Marine Science Institute (UPD MSI) study states. Located near the eastern coast of ...

The Philippines, the apex of the Coral Triangle, ... The most diverse ecosystem in the ocean—a planetary feature for 240 million years—will start to disappear.

A groundbreaking discovery reveals how an ancient, vanished sea continues to shape the diversity of soft corals.

A STUDY has found that the soft corals of the West Philippine Sea and the Philippine Rise are among the most diverse in the world, which can be used as medicinal compounds as well as adding aesthetic ...

A study conducted by the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies cited the crucial role ...